Purpose and Provision
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Curriculum Map
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English is the foundation for the study of all subjects.
A civilised society depends for its success on an informed population made up of people who can think for themselves and articulate their thoughts. At St Christopher's, we encourage our pupils to read widely and to develop mature and informed responses to their reading.
Key Stage 3
At Key Stage 3, our curriculum aims to provide students with a breadth of both fiction and non-fiction reading with each text selected to be of the highest literary value. Our curriculum centres around the values of relationships, respect and resilience. We wish to instil these values into our young people over time, whilst challenging students to think critically about what we read and how these texts relate to the world around them. We aim to foster a love of reading, expand on students’ cultural capital and increase awareness of truly great literature.
We also aim to create writers who write engagingly, fluently, accurately and suitably for purpose and audience. By recognising and building upon the prior learning of students, our curriculum aims to develop reading and writing skills in an independent way to prepare our students for the world of further academic study and beyond. We also build in opportunities for the development of students’ speaking and listening skills across all areas of the curriculum.
Our Key Stage 3 curriculum is broad and varied, enabling students to discover exotic locations, explore new worlds, step back in time and soak up the wonder of the English language through a variety of prose, plays, and poetry.
Key Stage 4
Pupils study for two GCSEs, one in English Language and one in English Literature.
Full details of theEduqas GCSE in English.
Full details of the Eduqas GCSE in English Literature.
A Level
Please follow the links below to our A Level course information:
Enrichment
Pupils studying English are encouraged to participate in a wide variety of extra-curricular activities. Theatre trips, writer workshops, author talks, cinema trips, a residential trip to London, trips to Stratford on Avon, Haworth and Dove Cottage, a Year 11 residential conference, visiting theatre groups, competitions, themed days, a drama club and debates are examples of activities run by the department.
Staff
- Mr W Young - Head of Department
- Mrs H Musso - Deputy Head of Department
- Mr T Hardwick - Head of Sixth Form English
- Mr R O'Doherty - Deputy Headteacher
- Mrs A Spence - Deputy Headteacher
- Mr E Muir
- Mrs C Ramsbottom - Head of Year 7
- Mrs L Higgins
- Mrs S Saxby-Street - Head of Year Sixth Form
- Miss K Newborough
Librarian
Miss S Holman